Perfect scores on the board
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×1
1 Bite BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1596
peak 1596 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2022-08-26
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#76
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
693.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.83 (+16.73)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±31.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.32 · weakest Brisket (169.16)
Road miles
9,590
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 700 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$348K
listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 29 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.83 / 720
29 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
On the rise
+59
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 59 points across 11 contests since 2025-08-29 — from 1537 up to 1596.
- 11 contests since 2025-08-29
- now 1596
They almost always walk
79%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 23 of 29 contests
A top-10 category call in 79% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
702.8804
career-best overall
97.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 702.8804 at Smoke-N-Wings — 97.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-06-26
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has finished one call ahead of 1 Bite BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2026
their best year
2026 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.
- 9 contests
- 5 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 38%
A tough matchup
12–1
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
10 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ ahead 77% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
BIG BOYZ BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
An August team
Top 30%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 30% across 8 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
- 8 August contests
- top 48% the rest of the year
The long haul
9,590
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,590 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 700 miles to BBQ Jackpot.
- 29 mapped stops
- furthest 700 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1598
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to 1 Bite BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1612
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1596
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1621
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before 1 Bite BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 79%
- Peak
- 1596
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 24 contests, alongside a 79% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1631
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before 1 Bite BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinBin BBQ | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Bearded Boar BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Wild West BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Triple Nines BBQ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Shane Edd's BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3828 | 172.32 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 157.0856 | 169.60 | top 54% |
| Pork | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8344 | 171.59 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 154.7772 | 169.16 | top 45% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 9 | 0 | top 37% |
| UT | 7 | 0 | top 65% |
| NV | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
| ID | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| OR | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 34% | 2026-08-28 |
| Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 46% | 2026-07-03 |
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-11-21 |
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 60% | 2025-05-31 |
| East Helena Smoke Show | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 26% | 2024-08-09 |
| Best Dam Barbeque | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 54% | 2024-05-24 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2022-08-26 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2026
9 contests
Contests a season
5.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
9 of 29 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
21
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
29 entries · 1 win · 13 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 172.32 · weakest Brisket (169.16)
Walk rate
79%
a top-10 call in 23 of 29 contests
Overall top-10 rate
34%
10 of 29 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
676.83
out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
3
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
346
513–391 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9,590
29 mapped stops · furthest 700 mi
Schedule strength
1584
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$347,525
listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 29 state-championship entries
Power rating
1596
peak 1596 · #1074 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0636 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- 2023
- First overall top-10 East Helena Smoke Show
- 2024
- First category win (Chicken) Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff
- 2026
- 25th tracked contest Smoke-N-Wings
- Career-best overall score702.8804 Smoke-N-Wings
- Peak power rating (1596) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Smoke-N-Wings | 2026-06-26 |
| +13 | BBQ Jackpot | 2025-11-21 |
| +12.6 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2026-08-14 |
| +12.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2026-08-28 |
| +12.1 | Blaze of 47 | 2025-07-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff | 2024-07-19 |
| -8.5 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship | 2023-06-09 |
| -5.7 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | 2025-06-20 |
| -4.6 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2022-09-09 |
| -3.1 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 2025-05-30 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 89% | top 38% | 97.6% | 95.6% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71% | top 48% | 97% | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71% | top 57% | 95.9% | 91% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 95.1% | 94.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 94% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 5 / 39 (698.2400) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2026-08-14 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 4 / 29 (693.6684) | 4 (174.2856) | 10 (174.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 15 / 32 (677.0628) | 13 (173.1084) | 5 (173.1316) | 6 (173.1316) | 29 (157.6912) |
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 10 / 26 (695.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1544) | 10 (173.1428) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 5 / 31 (702.8804) | 4 (178.2972) | 18 (173.1316) | 6 (177.1544) | 8 (174.2972) |
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 16 / 29 (674.7660) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (166.8460) | 2 (176.5600) | 23 (155.9428) |
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 10 / 33 (691.4060) | 7 (177.1772) | 13 (173.1316) | 1 (177.7028) | 25 (163.3944) |
| 2026-05-01 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 12 / 19 (687.3484) | 12 (171.9656) | 18 (167.4056) | 12 (171.9656) | 4 (176.0116) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 20 / 29 (672.4688) | 25 (163.3828) | 11 (172.5832) | 18 (169.1200) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 15 / 90 (693.6344) | 23 (174.2628) | 16 (174.2744) | 28 (173.1200) | 33 (171.9772) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 16 / 39 (686.2860) | 27 (168.5600) | 17 (173.1660) | 14 (173.1544) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 7 / 26 (698.2400) | 17 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (169.6912) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 7 / 13 (676.4340) | 7 (170.8228) | 6 (166.2284) | 5 (175.4056) | 7 (163.9772) |
| 2025-06-20 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 12 / 16 (689.6572) | 6 (177.7144) | 14 (170.2628) | 7 (176.0000) | 15 (165.6800) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 14 / 28 (686.2172) | 24 (166.8344) | 21 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 21 / 30 (667.3140) | 8 (172.5600) | 28 (157.0856) | 8 (171.9884) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 50 / 74 (671.2916) | 46 (167.3828) | 40 (168.5372) | 56 (164.5372) | 25 (170.8344) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 21 / 39 (670.7316) | 26 (165.0972) | 14 (174.2744) | 31 (163.9656) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 5 / 18 (679.9428) | 6 (169.1200) | 5 (169.7144) | 7 (170.8456) | 5 (170.2628) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 16 / 16 (519.3944) | 2 (180.0000) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (169.7028) | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 18 / 28 (674.1600) | 18 (169.6800) | 17 (166.2744) | 22 (163.9428) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 10 / 29 (690.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 22 (167.3828) | 14 (171.4400) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 16 / 33 (680.4800) | 12 (170.8228) | 13 (171.9772) | 26 (163.9656) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 15 / 44 (679.4400) | 19 (170.8572) | 19 (166.3428) | 16 (170.2628) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 6 / 24 (684.4912) | 12 (170.8228) | 12 (167.4056) | 5 (173.1428) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-06-09 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 13 / 16 (679.9204) | 8 (175.4056) | 16 (163.9660) | 13 (170.8344) | 8 (169.7144) |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 16 / 27 (674.7312) | 21 (165.1084) | 18 (165.6916) | 7 (176.5600) | 13 (167.3712) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 24 / 31 (654.1260) | 13 (171.4172) | 19 (165.0972) | 25 (162.8344) | 29 (154.7772) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 13 / 37 (677.0636) | 13 (170.8344) | 17 (168.5720) | 24 (165.0972) | 10 (172.5600) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #76 (1333 pts) | #51 (1553 pts) | #138 (1098 pts) | #26 (1718 pts) | #145 (973 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #292 (753 pts) | #314 (718 pts) | #322 (813 pts) | #235 (938 pts) | #264 (883 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #331 (654 pts) | #243 (949 pts) | #363 (669 pts) | #388 (559 pts) | #296 (778 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #417 (472 pts) | #503 (412 pts) | #578 (377 pts) | #395 (537 pts) | #356 (602 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #805 (181 pts) | #760 (236 pts) | #890 (186 pts) | #1042 (121 pts) | #815 (191 pts) |